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#4E697C

#4e697c ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e697c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 41.18% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.1% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 204.78°, with 22.77% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #4e697c
  2. #7c614e

Split complementary

  1. #4e697c
  2. #7c4e52
  3. #7c784e

Analogous

  1. #4e7c78
  2. #4e697c
  3. #4e527c

Triadic

  1. #4e697c
  2. #7c4e69
  3. #697c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e697c
  2. #614e7c
  3. #7c614e
  4. #697c4e

Square

  1. #4e697c
  2. #784e7c
  3. #7c614e
  4. #527c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #13191e
  2. #30414d
  3. #4e697c
  4. #7190a6
  5. #a0b5c3

Shades

#4e697c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e697c
  2. #465f70
  3. #3e5463
  4. #374a57
  5. #2f3f4a
  6. #27353e
  7. #1f2a32
  8. #172025
  9. #101519
  10. #080b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e697c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e697c
  2. #607889
  3. #718796
  4. #8396a3
  5. #95a5b0
  6. #a7b4be
  7. #b8c3cb
  8. #cad2d8
  9. #dce1e5
  10. #edf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e697c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e697c
  2. #536b7c
  3. #586e7d
  4. #5d707d
  5. #62727e
  6. #67757e
  7. #6c777e
  8. #71797f
  9. #767b7f
  10. #7b7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d676f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61687d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b637c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e6e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a697d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #56667c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #456c74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e697c {
  color: #4e697c;
}
Background
.bg-4e697c {
  background-color: #4e697c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e697c {
  border: 2px solid #4e697c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e697c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 105 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 23% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e697c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e697c, #4e527c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e697c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 105 124 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.02 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.26 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.41 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.13 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.25 #b19683 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e697c  rgb(78, 105, 124)  hsl(205, 23%, 40%)  Queen Blue
#7c614e  rgb(124, 97, 78)  hsl(25, 23%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#7c4e69  rgb(124, 78, 105)  hsl(325, 23%, 40%)  Twilight Lavender
#697c4e  rgb(105, 124, 78)  hsl(85, 23%, 40%)  Fern Green